A pair of bills introduced in Congress and updated guidance from regulators all aim to streamline the credentialing process for aspiring truck drivers to obtain their commercial driver licenses. One ...

A month after proposing to lift barriers to skills testing, federal regulators want to continue to lighten the load for would-be truck drivers by making it easier to take knowledge tests on the path ...

With a new Congress comes the reintroduction of legislation that failed to gain traction during previous Congressional sessions. One such bill is the Licensing Individual Commercial Exam-Takers Now ...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is proposing another rule to make changes to how drivers can obtain a commercial driver’s license. The agency announced Wednesday, July 24, a notice of ...

In order to obtain a commercial driver’s license, drivers must pass a “knowledge test,” as well as a “skills” or “road” test, depending on the state’s CDL requirements. To help potential new drivers ...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is proposing changes to CDL testing aimed at streamlining the process. A notice of proposed rulemaking will publish Friday, Feb. 2, in the Federal ...

WASHINGTON — A trio of overlapping bills introduced in the U.S. Senate exposes lawmakers’ strategy to boost the chances that English-only commercial driver’s license testing for truck drivers ...

Federal trucking regulators are proposing to speed up the process for obtaining a commercial driver license by removing a number of regulatory restrictions. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety ...

A new law passed by the 2019 General Assembly will make it easier for military personnel with experience driving commercial vehicles while in the service to receive a CDL upon leaving the military.

Truck driver CDL trainers may have easier time applying for funds. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) WASHINGTON — State and local government agencies, schools, small businesses, and others eligible for ...

Three new laws should make the licensing process smoother for those with a commercial driver’s license, or CDL, including school bus drivers. The 2022 General Assembly passed laws to expand CDL ...